ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Wednesday 15 April 2026, from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-300)
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Lot 126
YAMAMOTO BAIITSU 1776-1853
Tiger and pine tree Edo period, first half of the 19th Century
Ink and colors on silk, silk frame, in the format of a vertical hanging scroll (kakejiku), inscription, signature and seals on the right margin.
52.95 x 21.46 in.
Born in Nagoya, Yamamoto Baiitsu is the author of numerous paintings held in many prestigious Japanese and
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 127
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI 1769-1825
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Genkuro Kitsune Edo period, circa 1815-1820
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban) from a series dedicated to the Kabuki drama "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees" (Yoshitsune senbon zakura).
14.02 x 9.61 in.
Starting price: € 120 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 128
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI 1769-1825
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Genkuro Kitsune Edo period, circa 1815-1820
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban) from a series dedicated to the Kabuki drama "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees" (Yoshitsune senbon zakura).
14.57 x 10.04 in.
Starting price: € 120 | Sold for : € 220
Lot 129
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858
No. 53, Kusatsu: From Kusatsu to Yabase, a Bow and Bowstring (Kusatsu, Kusatsu kara Yabase michi no yumi to tsuru) Edo period, 1855
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban) from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations" (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the "Vertical Tokaido", publisher Tsutaya Kichizo.
14.25 x 9.45 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 425
Lot 130
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869
No. 23, Myoken Temple at Yanagishima (Yanagishima Myoken) Edo period, 1860
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban) from the series "Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo" (Edo meisho yonjuhakkei), publisher Tsutaya Kichizo.
13.94 x 9.21 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 131
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869
The Gion Festival in Kyoto (Kyoto Gion sairei) Edo period, 1859
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban) from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces" (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), publisher Uoya Eikichi.
13.58 x 9.06 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 132
UTAGAWA KUNIAKI II 1835-1888
The sumo wrestler Onikage Seishichi Meiji period, 1875
Large-format polychrome woodblock print (oban).
A similar example is held in the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo (inv. 94200378).
14.49 x 9.57 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 175
Lot 133
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI 1798-1861
Honjo: Shirai Gonpachi Edo period, 1852
Large format woodblock print (oban) from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road" (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), publisher Minatoya Kohei.
13.03 x 9.45 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 134
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI 1798-1861
Omiya: Abe Muneto Edo period, 1852
Large format woodblock print (oban) from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road" (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), publisher Otaya Takichi.
14.17 x 9.37 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 135
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA 1835-1900
Kabuki theatre actors Meiji period, 1898
Triptych of large-format polychrome woodcuts (oban).
14.57 x 28.94 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 136
Twelve volumes
Japan, Edo period, 1798
Woodblock print, complete twelve-volume edition of the work entitled "Illustrations of Famous Places in Settsu Province" (摂津名所図会, Settsu meisho zue), published by Kawachiya Tasuke, containing numerous illustrations accompanied by texts by Akisato Rito.
One copy is
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 137
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) 1960s of the 20th Century
Luxury edition with woodcut reproduction of the prints from Hiroshige's famous series originally published in 1833-1834.
Each print 10.4 x 15.7 in.
Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 138
KITAGAWA UTAMARO 1753-1806
Picture book: selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi) Edo period, 1788
Book-bound woodblock prints, three single pages of text and six double-page compositions of plants and insects, five of which are accompanied by a kyoka poetry.
10.04 x 6.97 in.
Published by Tsutaya Juzaburo on commission from a group of poets, including Yadoya no
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Starting price: € 700 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 139
Plate
Japan, Meiji period
'Blue and white' porcelain, the exposed surface featuring a lady dressed in a flowing kimono and seated inside a room with screens, her left arm resting on a small table and her right one holding a letter.
2.4 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 140
Large dish
Japan, Meiji period
Porcelain painted with Imari enamels, decorated with compositions of a phoenix amidst flowers in panels radially arranged around a central medallion.
2.6 x 18.5 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 141
Pair of vases
Japan, early 20th Century
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the body with compositions with figures in the landscape, enclosed within reserves with figures in accentuated relief.
12.8 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 105
Lot 142
Vase
Japan, Meiji period
"Sumidagawa-type" ceramic with polychrome glaze, the upper section with an irregular profile, modelled with horizontal parallel shells, in the lower area two figures in accentuated relief, mark within an oval towards the base.
11.6 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 143
Vase
Japan, Meiji period
Kutani-type porcelain with polychrome enamel and gold decoration, the body with some Buddhist rakan with a tiger in the landscape.
15.6 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 144
Pair of vases
Japan, Meiji period
Imari porcelain, floral decoration.
10.2 x 6.5 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 145
Bowl
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, wall and rim with lobes, the exterior with compositions of figures, flowers, birds and arabesques, the interior with a small and refined myriad of butterflies, "Kazan sei" mark (介山製) within a rectangular
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 650
Lot 146
Box with cover
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the decoration consisting of compositions with landscapes, flowers, birds and figures.
Small defects.
3.5 x 5.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 147
Lidded box
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the decoration consisting of reserves with figures in a landscape, "Satsuma" mark (薩摩) to the center of the base.
0.9 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 148
Incense burner
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma-type ceramic with polychrome enamel decoration of stylised floral motifs, the cover surmounted by a knob-shaped handle, partially legible signature at the center of the base.
3.1 x 4.5 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 149
Pair of vases
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the exterior with a refined decoration of figures in the landscape, "Yasuda Setsuzan" (雪山) mark to the center of the base of both.
5 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 150
Tea bowl
Japan, 20th Century
Raku-type ceramic with white coating, a kintsugi restoration with gold lacquer.
2.8 x 4.5 in.
Starting price: € 100